Iron??

So since dd (dear daughter) 15 month checkup her iron has been at a 8 or 9 and her doctor prescribed some iron drops and she suppose to take them 2 full sureges a day i think that seems like alot. I talked to my other kids doctor about it and said her numbers seem normal. And its hard trying to give her that much because i have to mix it with everything and she can taste the flavor and will always end up trowing up. I just dont know what to do. 😳

Comments (5)

8-9 is a little low, 11 would be the bottom number for normal range. My DS (dear son) was in that same range, our ped just told us to give him a multivitamin w/ iron. He didn't really like taking the vitamins either, but we made up a fun song for it and on days he completely refused we just made sure to give him foods rich in iron.

My doc also described a vitamin that contains iron. It tasted good and you can't taste that awful metallic flavor at all. My daughter take it every day and no complain. You can actually order it from amazon

I agree that 11 is the minimum my kids' pediatrician said for iron. We were low at 12mo and better at 15mo and by 18 mo were up to 12.1.

We used Floradix from a health food store that our ped okay'ed. it's not constipating and tasted like grape juice! She drank that no prob, and mixed with orange juice it tasted like OJ if you want to try that

I forget the dosage, it said on the box! I could look it up if you'd like as I messaged her pediatrician about it through our online chart system.

8-9 is a little low, 11 would be the bottom number for normal range. My DS ...

Posted
08/07/2017

8-9 is a little low, 11 would be the bottom number for normal range. My DS was in that same range, our ped just told us to give him a multivitamin w/ iron. He didn't really like taking the vitamins either, but we made up a fun song for it and on days he completely refused we just made sure to give him foods rich in iron.

Also want to add: iron and calcium compete to be absorbed if taken at the same time so try not to give any foods with calcium for at least an hour before and after the iron supplement. Vitamin C aids in iron absorption.

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